Crispy Curry Chicken Wings
Curry Chicken Wings Recipe
Summer Gatherings. Visiting family and friends. Thanksgiving. Post-Thanksgiving stupor. Holiday parties. Travel. Shopping. Gift-giving cooking. Post office purgatory. Christmas. New Years. Bowl game parties. NFL game gatherings. With all of this thrown on top of everyday life, as the cooks in our clans it isn’t surprising most of us feel like we just got Gronked.
Yet most of us wouldn’t trade it for the world. For some, cooking in the kitchen is a chore, yet for most of us, it is one of the best places in the world. A place where we pour our hearts and souls into the food to bring a smile to those we love.
Diane and I have been hosting gatherings for as long as we’ve been together (over 23 years). Starting as two crazy kids who loved to cook combined with a couple roommates who loved to eat. We can still remember many of our first gatherings. Cooking for 8 would take us a week of prep and cooking.
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Today we’ve become much more proficient. A gathering of 40 can be done in a day or two. We’ll still start about a week ahead planning the menu, but the actual cooking (sans minor mis en place prep) has been streamlined for efficiency.
A big part of the planning lies in dish selection. What is going to take time to cook when everyone is already here? Does it have a complicated prep? Is it possible to be made ahead?
A complicated or time-killing dish isn’t necessarily better tasting than a quick dish. If there is already one dish you must have which takes a lot of prep time, eliminate others which will compete for that time. There needs to be several quick, easy, and delicious dishes at your disposal.
Chicken wings fill that need for us time and again. They can be quickly prepped. Mass baked on sheet pans, evenly gently kept warm or re-heated if you need to bake them ahead of time, then tossed in their final sauce when ready to serve. And few things go better with beer and football than chicken wings.
This is our latest favorite, basically taking the sauce we used for the curried smashed potatoes and tossing it with the wings. Which is also another party short-cut. One sauce, two distinct dishes. You can also easily sub in your favorite sauce instead of the curry if you have a more conservative group you are feeding. Here’s our other chicken wing recipes for ideas or you can always serve them with a side of or tossed in a home-made Sriracha style sauce:
-Todd
Here’s all our Chicken Wings Recipes if you’re hungry for more
This curry chicken wings recipe was originally published in 2011 and was updated in 2019.
Crispy Curry-Spiced Chicken Wings Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken Wings
- 2 lbs (907 g) Chicken Wings , rinsed & patted dry
- kosher salt , to taste
- black pepper , to taste
Sauce
- 1 cup (240 ml) Coconut Milk
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) Curry Powder
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Honey
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Fish Sauce
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) Chili Garlic Sauce , or to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
- On prepared baking sheet pan, spread chicken wings out in one even layer (we don't coat our wings with oil before baking, but you can if you want. We find that the oil just makes the wings greasier. The wings release enough fat already). Season chicken wings with salt and pepper.
- Bake for about 45-50 minutes until golden brown, flipping the wings halfway through baking, after the first 25 minutes or so.
- While wings bake, make curry sauce. Combine coconut milk, curry powder, honey, fish sauce, and chili garlic sauce in a medium saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes or until it thickens to a bit.
- In a large bowl, toss wings with curry sauce and serve immediately.
Notes
Crispy Wing Alternate Cooking Methods
Traditional Fry in Oil (uses about 1/2-3/4 cup of cornstarch to coat wings). Toss the wings in cornstarch to coat, shaking off excess cornstarch. Heat about 2-inches of oil in a large pot to 375°F. Fry in batches for about 8 minutes per batch, or until golden and cooked through. Make sure to turn the wings a couple times while cooking so they cook evenly. Season with salt & pepper. Air Fryer Chicken Wings (here’s our favorite Air Fryer) Season wings with salt & pepper. Air Fry at 400°F for 25-30 minutes, flipping 2-3 times while cooking. Toss with a little sauce, and then air fry for another 2-4 minutes. Different models and sizes of air fryers cook quicker than others. So adjust times accordingly.Nutrition
Very quick and delicious. Everyone loved it. Thank you.
Glad you all loved them!
Hi! I have made this several times. It’s a really good cheap recipe Sooooo yummy wings
Thanks for sharing.
You guys have the best chicken wing recipes. I love all the varieties you guys have in sauces. This curry sauce feels so gourmet without having to try so hard!
I made this over the weekend and they were a huge hit! Thanks for the inspiration. I was looking for something more innovative for my chicken wings!
You are the chicken wing queen!!! Another spectacular recipe!!!
This looks spot-on, and a lovely change from the ubiquitous buffalo wing. Thanks!
These wings are quick and easy. It took me about an hour to prepare and cook earlier today, which wasn’t too bad. The sauce was worth it, though, and I think I’ll add just a little more curry to make them spicier next time.
Very great idea!
Reminds me Buffalo Wings, but in Asian version.
Make these yesterday and these stunning, but I make my curry sauce a bit more spicy. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
They are in the oven right now! I’ve never been to your blog but Bing’d curry chicken wings, read about a dozen recipes and decided on yours. The sauce is amazing!!! Oops, back to stirring!
Hi Todd (and Diane),
During playoffs a week and a half ago, we ended up at the 99 Ranch Market…. chicken wings were on sale. I was in the mood for “something Vietnamese,” and Barry wanted “something for the game.” In the end, this was our compromise. It was simple and delicious and paired PERFECTLY with a couple bottles of beer. 🙂 Thank you!!
[K]
Awesome. So glad everyone was happy! Like you said, “Great with beer!”
T
I love curyy chicken. We usually make it with the yellow curry. We cook down a bunch of fresh vegetables and then season it with tons of curry, served over rice. It is one of my favorites.
This is a great idea! Maybe I’ll try making these as an a dish to pass for New Year’s Eve!
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful idea! I think I would skip the game and just sit next to the plate of wings. Thanks for the inspiration ~ Joanne
Mmm, I like that these are baked. Definitely going to have to give this one a try!
We’ll take these over Buffalo any day.
Wishing you both a very Merry Christmas and a dazzling New Year.
LL
delicious looking chicken
This looks very delicious. Chicken wings curry is one of my favorites.
This looks spot-on, and a lovely change from the ubiquitous buffalo wing. Thanks!
OMG these sound fantastic. I haven’t had chicken wings in quite sometime just because of all the fat but I love these ingredients and I’m sure they would be awesome on chicken breasts as well. However, they will make a perfect party appetizer for the holidays and of course we all indulge then.
Thanks for sharing.
Oooh…There IS a Santa Claus after all – thanks for this!
Curry and Chicken Wings. Thanks for the inspiration these are going in a file and definately will be making these for New Years!
These look fabulous – though I’m really dying over the homemade sriracha! Need that.
Gorgeous!! Beautiful photos. I just made Coq au Vin and worked so hard to photograph it well. It was in a cast iron skillet just like here but your photos are so good. Meats/chicken are so difficult to photograph so I am especially drooling over these… (If you have a spare sec. can you tell me which aperture you used? Is this 2.8, 3.5…?) Happy holidays to one of my favorite blogs!
These chicken wings are making me dizzy. NEED.
I don’t eat chicken. But I can say that the wings look awesome and the part about having several quick, easy, and delicious dishes at your disposal…that’s so important! No one wants to stand in their kitchen at their own party; it’s nice to actually party a little and mingle with your guests at your party 🙂